| En Name: | Makaryev |
| Ru Name: | Макарьев |
| Coordinates: | 57.8833°N 92°W |
| Map Label Position: | top |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Makariev (Kostroma oblast).png |
| Federal Subject: | Kostroma Oblast |
| Adm District Jur: | Makaryevsky District |
| Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Makaryev |
| Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town of district significance |
| Adm Ctr Of1: | Makaryevsky District |
| Adm Ctr Of2: | town of district significance of Makaryev |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Mun District Jur: | Makaryevsky Municipal District |
| Urban Settlement Jur: | Makaryev Urban Settlement |
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Makaryevsky Municipal District |
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Makaryev Urban Settlement |
| Pop 2010Census: | 7274 |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Current Cat Date: | 1778 |
| Prev Name1: | Makaryev-na-Unzhe |
| Postal Codes: | 157460, 157461 |
| Website: | http://www.makariev.ru/ |
Makaryev (Russian: Мака́рьев) is a town and the administrative center of Makaryevsky District in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Unzha River (Volga's tributary), 184km (114miles) east of Kostroma, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
In 1439, Makaryevo-Unzhensky monastery was founded on the territory of the modern town. Later, a sloboda grew around the monastery and was granted town status in 1778 under the name of Makaryev-na-Unzhe (Russian: Макарьев-на-Унже). By the end of the 19th century the name shortened to "Makaryev".
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Makaryev serves as the administrative center of Makaryevsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Makaryevsky District as the town of district significance of Makaryev. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Makaryev is incorporated within Makaryevsky Municipal District as Makaryev Urban Settlement.[2]